Paddle UK SUPER Festival & 2026 ICF SUP World Cup – English Riviera
Schedule
Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The English Riviera | Torquay, EN
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From 24–28 June 2026, the English Riviera will come alive with the Paddle UK SUPER Festival and the 2026 ICF SUP World Cup. Set against the turquoise waters and sheltered bays of Torquay and Paignton, this five-day celebration of paddle boarding brings together elite athletes, community paddlers, and newcomers ready to try something new.
From competing in World Cup medal events to taking part in the more relaxed festival races, there's something for everyone.
There are plenty of other activities for paddleboarders of all abilities to get involved with across the weekend too.
Book your tickets here: https://superfestival.paddleuk.org.uk/booking/super-festival-2026
There are a range of entry options:
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Members of Paddle UK, Paddle Cymru, Paddle Scotland and Paddle Northern Ireland can secure a 25% discount on entries.
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Anyone under the age of 18 at the start of the event can purchase a junior event ticket at a discounted rate
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Anyone can enter either event but there are some key differences and things to be aware of:
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The ICF races will be run in line with the ICF SUP Competition rules with competitions taking place for juniors, open, over 40s and over 50s age categories.
- As per Chapter 3 of the rules, paddlers must compete using a hard board up to 14ft (these may be available to hire for the event.
- As per 1.4 of the rules, age categories are determined by the age you are in the 2026 calendar year so:
Juniors must be born after 31st December 2008 and before 1st January 2012
Open entries must be born before 1st January 2012
Over 40s must be born before 1st January 1987
Over 50s must be born before 1st January 1977
Prize money is available for the Open categories.
An ICF entry can be made for any combination of sprint, technical and distance races with prices reflecting the number of events you enter.
Entry into the ICF events also gets you access to a range of wider festival activities (not including the sprint, technical and distance races) as well as a goodie bag and entry to a competitor raffle to win prizes from our partners.
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The festival ticket includes access to sprint, technical and distance races that are run in a more informal manner and are open to anyone with a hard or inflatable board
Ticket options are available for:
Saturday - includes sprint and technical festival races
Sunday - includes SUP 1,000 event and distance festival race
Weekend - includes all festival races and SUP 1,000
SUP 1,000 - access to the SUP 1,000 challenge only
Across the weekend there will also be a range of other activities to join in which are included in the ticket price.
These races will include categories for gender and age (Juniors, 18-39, 40-49, 50 -59, 60+) with the age taken from the first day of the event.
Prizes will be available for each category within the festival races
Entry windows - We have 3 entry windows for the event (September-December, January-March, April-June) with prices increasing as we get closer to the event so get your entry in as soon as possible!
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Where is it happening?
The English Riviera, 1 Vaughan Parade, Torquay, TQ2 5EG, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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